Super Shoes leaves Latham for Colonie

The discount shoe store, which once was known as Dexter Shoes, has left its log cabin on Route 9 next to the entrance ramp to new Route 7 in Latham for the Target Plaza, formerly Northway Mall, on Central Avenue at the Northway in Colonie.

The store, which was sporting a Now Open banner this afternoon, is supposed to open officially at 4 p.m. today.

The new location is next to the Eddie Bauer Outlet store in the plaza, which also includes a Marshall’s, Target, Lowe’s and B.J.’s Wholesale Club. Its space was formerly occupied by a Thomasville furniture store, which went out of business.

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Wonder if the Black Friday “loyal” shoppers will be able to find the former Latham Super Shoes in this new location? The store usually gives a $10 Gift Card to the first 50 (or is it less?) people in line on Black Friday. A few years ago, the manager of the then Latham store decided to open earlier than advertised and started distributing the gift cards. So….those who arrived 30 minutes prior to the advertised opening time saw no line and waited in their cars for the store to open. When some shoppers decided to start the line, one by one they entered the store as there WAS no line. I was lucky to get a gift card, but was annoyed with the manager. The manager’s explanation for opening early: “I didn’t want people to have to wait in the cold.” Nice gesture, but wrong decision.

I was one of the first 25 people in line at the “new” Super Shoes in Northway Mall on Black Friday and received a $20 gift card when the store opened RIGHT ON TIME. I immediately purchased two pair of New Balance sneakers at the advertised price of $59.99 & buy one, get one free. With the $20 gift card, the cost was $43 and change…a real deal! Later as I reviewed the Black Friday ads, I noted an advertised price of $49.99. I returned to the store for an explanation. An associate pointed out that $49.99 is the price AFTER EARLY BIRD (6AM-Noon). (The store manager who opened early that one year stood by, looking on.) Clearly he was correct, but the small print and the layout of the ad was deceiving. Perhaps it was intentional, perhaps not. Black Friday 2010 will definitely be BLACK for Super Shoes….the store will be IN THE BLACK because it will be DARK….out of business!!